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Griffin Daily News Friday, February 25,1977
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Most popular
given names
By L.M. Boyd
The most popular given names among boys of school
age, in descending order, are: John, Michael, Mark, Robert,
Paul, Richard, Scott, Peter, Gary, James, Stephen, Bruce,
Dennis, Jeffrey, Thomas, Brian, Christopher, Kevin, Eric
and Anthony. The most popular among girls are: Linda,
Carol, Barbara, Cindy, Susan, Diane, Nancy, Karen, Lynn,
Anne, Christine, Diana, Donna, Sharon, Tina, Julia, Lisa,
Michelle and Wendy. Or so a recent Temple University study
indicates.
Q. "How much money does the average secretary get
now?"
A. Male or female? Male, $179 a week. Female, $145 a
week. Lot more men are taking secretaries' jobs these days,
might note. There were 17,000 of them in 1965, about. Now,
there are 29,000.
RHINO'S HORN
If you cut off a rhino's horn, it'll grow back.
Q. "What actress would most men in this country prefer to
see?"
A. Will have to look into that. Don't know, don't know.
Why didn't you ask what actress most women would prefer to
see? That's been surveyed. She's Katharine Hepburn.
Diabetes oftentimes can be readily diagnosed by a good
foot doctor.
Q. "What's the most dangerous motor vehicle sport?"
A. Cycle racing. By far.
Did I tell you that the temperature of a newly laid hen's egg
is about 105 degrees F.?
Q. "Where's 'The Republic of the Sacred Heart'?"
A. That used to be the name of Ecuador.
WHY YELLOW?
Can anybody explain why most pencils are yellow instead
of some other color?
Q. "Is it true that frogs tend to croak more just before a
storm?"
A. Sort of true. Moist air usually precedes a storm. That's
comforting to frogs. They don't have to jump into the water as
frequently to keep their skin wet. They only croak when
they're out of the water, clearly, and they're out of the
water more when the air is moist.
That month wherein most of those college students who
commit suicide do so is April.
Q. "Why is that cheese known as 'cheddar' so called?"
A. Because it originated 300-plus years ago in Cheddar,
England.
Remember, an icy road is probably most dangerous when
the surface temperature is right at 32 degrees F.
Address mail to L. M. Boyd, P. O. Box 681, Weatherford. TX 76086
Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd
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Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher
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for today
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Feb. 25, the
56th day of 1977. There are 309
days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On this date in 1913, the 16th
Amendment to the U.S. Con
stitution went into effect, giving
Congress the authority to levy
income taxes.
On this date:
In 1570, Queen Elizabeth I of
England was excommunicated
by Pope Pius IV.
In 1783, Denmark recognized
the independence of the United
States.
In 1793, the heads of the vari
ous U.S. government depart
ments met with President
George Washington at his
home. It was the first recorded
Cabinet meeting.
In 1919, Oregon became the
first state to tax gasoline.
In 1927, the people of the
American Virgin Islands were
granted U.S. citizenship.
In 1956, Premier Nikita
Khrushchev went before a
Communist Party congress in
Moscow and denounced the late
Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.
Ten years ago: Albert De
Salvo, who claimed to be the
“Boston Strangler,” was cap
tured 24 hours after escaping
from a Massachusetts mental
institution.
Q&A
1 The Suez Canal connects the
(a) Mediterranean Sea and
the Red Sea (b) Mediterra
nean Sea and the Dead Sea (c)
Mediterranean Sea and the
Arabian Sea.
2. The capital of Egypt is (a)
Alexandria (b) Suez (c) Cairo.
3 A feddan in Egypt is (a) a
canal boat (b) an area
measurement (c) a mummy.
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Thoughts
“When the Spirit of truth
comes, he will guide you into
all the truth; for he will not
speak on his own authority,
but whatever he hears he will
speak, and he will declare to
you the things that are to com
e.” — John 16:13.
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Galaxy of stars
Spalding and neighboring counties have
an entire galaxy of unusual stars this year.
We refer, of course, to the newly
announced Star Students and Star
Teachers.
First was Tim Burke and what made
him exceptionally unusual among Star
Students is the fact that he scored a perfect
800 on the math part of his Student
Aptitude Test. He chose Mrs. Marian
Smith as his Star Teacher.
Next came Pike County’s Star. He is Jeff
Yearwood of Concord, and the fact that he
chose his mother, Mrs. Ann Yearwood as
his Star Teacher not only is unusual but
also is touching. Others she has taught say
they’d have chosen her too.
Most recently announced Star Student is
Bill Bussey of Griffin Academy. His Star
Teacher is Walter Welsh formerly of the
academy and now of LaGrange. The
Thank you, Bill
This week’s sports quiz.
How many people have been actively
associated with amateur sports in Griffin
for 29 consecutive years in a non-salaried
capacity?
We know of one.
He is William H. Beck 111, better known
to hundreds of Little Leaguers as “Bill.”
Bill joined the Griffin Little League
program when it was organized here in
1954. Prior to that he served for six years
as a scorekeeper in Griffin’s amateur
softball program.
Bill’s first official duty with the Little
league program was scorer.
His father, William H. Beck, Jr., who
was official scorekeeper for Griffin’s
professional baseball team in the old
Georgia-Alabama League, taught Bill how
to score games.
Bill was scorekeeper for the Griffin
Overcoming loneliness
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: My problem is
that I am so very lonely. I would do just
about anything to have someone I could
talk to without feeling they had some
hidden motive in talking with me.—Mrs.
W.C.
DEAR MRS. C.: There are many people
today who share your problem. In spite of
all the modern advances in
communications, loneliness seems to be an
increasing problem. God created us with
the desire for fellowship, both with
Himself and with others. God Himself said
in Genesis 2:18, “It is not good for man to
be alone.”
Let me make several suggestions to you:
First, put yourself in situations where
you will meet the same people on a
countinuing basis. I believe there is no
better place to do this than a church,
especially a Sunday school class or Bible
study group. Your pastor will be happy to
direct you to the right one.
Second, I know many people who have
overcome loneliness by undertaking some
special acts of service. Perhaps your
church as a group of people, for example,
Viewpoint
Fairness to all
Robins
One of the surest signs of spring is the
robin. Have you ever noticed, when the
winter seems the darkest and the heart is
filled with despair, the robin appears.
Always searching for food, the
springtime bird is now pecking his way
into Spalding County grounds. This is one
of the surest signs of spring.
Take a look in your yard, especially if
you have raked it lately. You will see old
Mr. Robin Redbreast out there. Spring
can’t be far off.
Sports Editorial
My Answer
open to every subscriber. Letters the
editor are published every Wednesday.
Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224.*
unusual thing about Bill is that he is the
first Star Student his school has had, and
at least for the foreseeable future he will
be its last. His school is graduating its first
high school class this year but has decided
to eliminate all classes from the seventh
grade on in the future.
Being a Star Student or a Star Teacher is
a very high honor and a most unusual thing
in itself. It is singular that these three this
year all have additional claims to being
exceptional.
We congratulate each of them with
enthusiasm and wish them great success
in the future. Their present academic
achievements show the tremendous
potential they have to contribute to
society. And we are confident that Tim,
Jeff and Bill will make their marks in the
broad stream of life which flows ahead of
them.
Little League for many years, and, at the
same time, served in many other
capacities, including commissioner and
secretary-treasurer.
In addition to that, he was for 15 years
district director of the L.L. program in this
area.
We congratulate Bill on 29 years of
faithful and excellent service to the young
people of Griffin.
He has donated unselfishly of his time
and talent to a worthwhile cause and we
appreciate it.
We thank you, Bill, for the hundreds of
young boys whom you helped along the
way.
(His father, William H. Beck, Jr., who
was official scorekeeper for Griffin’s
professional baseball team in the old
Georgia-Alabama League, taught Bill how
to score games.)
Billy
Graham
who regularly visit nursing homes. When
we stop looking at ourselves and our
problems and become involved in other
people’s lives, we find our loneliness
diminishes.
Third, let me offer a word of caution.
Sometimes people who are very lonely
tend to scare new acquaintances away
because they try to be too possessive and
“come on strong.” Friendships are not
formed overnight.
Finally, learn to spend time with God.
He can take away your loneliness. If you
have never accepted Christ as your
Saviour and Lord, give your life to Him.
Spend time with God in prayer and Bible
study. He is the greatest friend you will
ever have.
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“Here's to NBC and to the 1980 Olympic Games
without Howard Cosell!"
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By Quimby Melton
THE OLD BOYS ARE AT IT AGAIN
Congress is at it again. They now have been granted a pay
raise and they didn't even have to vote for it!
How did this occur, you ask? Simple, a proposal was in
troduced which made the pay raise automatic. And they didn't
even have to vote for it.
Now all those good old boys in Washington will deny they
would have ever voted for such a measure. I bet if one took a
straw poll, you could not get 10 Washington leaders who would
claim they would have voted for the raise.
WHERE DOES JIMMY FIT IN?
The only person who does not get a raise is good old Jimmy
Carter. All the rest, from Vice President down to top federal
employees, get a raise somewhere between 30 percent to 4.8
percent. Salaries will range from $75,000 to $47,500. Poor old
Jimmy will have to squeeze by on a mere $200,000.
True, if these men were in business they would be making
much more than they do with the government. However, they
knew what the pay was when they sought the office they so
faithfully serve their people from!
WE ARE NOT AGAINST IT 8UT.....
We are not saying that we are against the pay raise, why it
must be horrible to support one self on a mere $50,000 in the
nations capital. Why cab fare alone would eat up a great deal of
that.
Anyway, it is a new age, so Jimmy Carter says. Already we see
the effects. More pay to the Washington leaders. Thanks men,
and women, we needed that!
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